¹Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

¹Koa esory ny lolompo rehetra sy ny ny fihatsaram-belatsihy sy ny fialonana ary ny fanaratsiana rehetra,

²as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,

²fa tahaka ny zaza vao teraka dia maniria ny rononom-panahy tsy misy fitaka, mba hitomboanareo amin'izany ho amin'ny famonjena,

³if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.

³raha tàhiny "nanandrana ianareo fa tsara ny Tompo;"

⁴To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

⁴Izay hatoninareo toy ny vato velona, "nolavin'ny olona, fa voafidin'Andriamanitra sady soa,"

⁵yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

⁵ka dia atsangana koa ianareo tahaka ny vato velona ho trano fanahy, ho fisoronana masina, hanatitra fanati-panahy sitrak'Andriamanitra amin'ny alalan'i Jesosy Kristy.

⁶Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

⁶Fa misy teny ao amin'ny Soratra Masina manao hoe: "Indro, mametraka fehizoro ao Ziona Aho, dia vato voafidy sady tsara; Ary izay mino Azy tsy ho menatra" (Isa. 28.16).

⁷To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,

⁷Koa ny fahatsarana dia ho anareo izay mino; fa amin'izay tsy mino kosa "Ny vato izay nolavin'ny mpanao trano No efa tonga fehizoro" (Sal. 118.22),

⁸and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

⁸"Ary vato mahatafintohina sy vatolampy mahasolafaka" (Isa 8.14); ary satria tsy nanaiky ireo, dia tafintohina tamin'ny teny izy, sady izany koa no nanendrena azy.

⁹But *ye* [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

⁹Fa ianareo kosa dia taranaka voafidy, "fanjaka-mpisorona, firenena masina" (Eks. 19.6), olona nalain'Andriamanitra ho an'ny tenany mba hilazanareo ny hatsaran'ilay niantso anareo hiala tamin'ny maizina ho amin'ny fahazavany mahagaga;

¹⁰who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.

¹⁰dia ianareo izay tsy firenena akory fahiny, fa ankehitriny efa olon'Andriamanitra; izay tsy namindrana fo, fa ankehitriny efa namindrana fo (Hos. 2.25).

¹¹Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

¹¹[Fananarana hamporisika mba hadio fitondran-tena amin'ny olona rehetra, ary filazana ny mety hataon'ny mpianakavy] Ry malala, mananatra anareo aho, satria vahiny sy mpivahiny ianareo, fadio ny filan'ny nofo, fa miady amin'ny fanahy ireny;

¹²having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.

¹²ary aoka ho tsara ny fitondran-tenanareo eo amin'ny jentilisa, mba hankalazany an'Andriamanitra amin'ny andro famangiana noho ny ahitany ny asa tsara ataonareo, dia izay anendrikendrehany anareo ho mpanao ratsy.

¹³Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,

¹³Ary noho ny Tompo dia maneke izay rehetra voatendrin'ny olona, na ny mpanjaka, satria ambony izy,

¹⁴or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.

¹⁴na ny mpanapaka, satria nirahiny hamaly izay manao ratsy izy, fa ho mpidera izay manao tsara.

¹⁵Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;

¹⁵Fa toy izany no sitrapon'Andriamanitra, hampanginanareo ny tsi-fahalalan'ny olona adala amin'ny fanaovan-tsoa;

¹⁶as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.

¹⁶fa olona afaka ianareo, nefa aza mitondra ny fahafahanareo ho fanaronana ny ratsy, fa ho toy ny mpanompon Andriamanitra.

¹⁷Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.

¹⁷Manajà ny olona rehetra. Tiava ny rahalahy. Matahora an'Andriamanitra. Manajà ny mpanjaka.

¹⁸Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

¹⁸Hianareo mpanompo, maneke ny tomponareo amin'ny fahatahorana rehetra, tsy ny tsara sy ny malemy fanahy ihany, fa ny saro-po koa.

¹⁹For this [is] acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.

¹⁹Fa izao no ankasitrahana: raha misy olona mitondra alahelo ka mandefitra ny tsy marina noho ny fieritreretana ny amin'Andriamanitra.

²⁰For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.

²⁰Fa inona no laza, raha tàhiny kapohina noho ny fahadisoana ianareo ka mandefitra amin'izany? Fa raha tàhiny manao soa kosa ianareo ka mitondra fahoriana sy mandefitra, dia izany no sitrak'Andriamanitra.

²¹For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

²¹Fa ho amin'izany no niantsoana anareo; fa Kristy aza efa nijaly hamonjy anareo ka namela fianarana ho anareo, mba hanarahanareo ny diany;

²²who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

²²"Izay tsy nanota akory, sady tsy nisy fitaka teo am-bavany" (Isa. 53.9);

²³who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;

²³raha notevatevaina Izy, dia tsy mba nanevateva; raha nijaly, dia tsy nandrahona, fa nanolotra ny adiny ho amin'ny Mpitsara marina; [ Na: ny tenany]

²⁴who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.

²⁴ary Izy nitondra ny fahotantsika (Isa. 53. 12) tamin'ny tenany teo ambonin'ny hazo, mba ho faty ny amin'ny ota isika, fa ho velona ny amin'ny fahamarinana; ary "ny dian-kapoka taminy no nahasitranana anareo" (Isa. 53.5).Fa efa nania toy ny ondry ianareo (Isa. 53.6), nefa ankehitriny dia efa niverina ho amin'ny Mpiandry sy Mpitandrina ny fanahinareo.[ Gr. Episkopo]

²⁵For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

²⁵Fa efa nania toy ny ondry ianareo (Isa. 53.6), nefa ankehitriny dia efa niverina ho amin'ny Mpiandry sy Mpitandrina ny fanahinareo.[ Gr. Episkopo]